Campus Location:

Course Number and Title:

Georgetown, Dover, Stanton,

Effective Date: 2015-51
Wilmington
ENG 101 - Crit Thinking & Acad Writing

Prerequisite:

ENG 051, RDG 051 or appropriate scores on college placement

tests.

Course Credits and Hours:

3 Credit Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Lab Hours

Course Description:

This course is a college-level course designed to teach the concepts

of critical thinking and reading skills in the context of written
response and essay writing. This course introduces and reinforces
the skills necessary to complete academic essays and to respond to
diverse texts in meaningful ways.
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Required Text(s):
Additional Materials:
Method of Instruction:

Obtain current text book information at https://www.dtcc.edu/studentresources/bookstores or www.dtcc.edu/allschedules or by visiting the

bookstore. You will need to know the course number and section.
USB drive or other storage device
Face-to-Face, Hybrid, Online

Disclaimer:
Core Course Performance Objectives:
1. Apply learning and reading strategies needed to decode professional and academic texts.
(CCC 1, 2)
2. Analyze and interpret college-level and professional vocabulary, technical text, non-technical
text, and fiction from diverse sources using critical reading and thinking strategies. (1, 2, 5)
3. Compose well-structured essays and written responses to texts. (1, 2, 3, 5)
See Core Curriculum Competencies (CCC) at the end of the syllabus. Course objectives are
coded to the competency(cies) they develop.
Measurable Performance Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
1.Apply learning and reading strategies needed to decode professional and academic texts.
1.1 Survey and predict content.
1.2 Employ various strategies to identify, comprehend, and organize information from texts.
1.3 Paraphrase and summarize texts.

2.Analyze and interpret college-level and professional vocabulary, technical text, non-technical text,
and fiction from diverse sources using critical reading and thinking strategies.
2.1 Use college-level and professional vocabulary through use of reference materials,
context cues, and other strategies.
2.2 Identify and evaluate rhetorical elements such as details, organization, and use of
language.
2.3 Analyze and/or interpret audience, purpose, connotation, and tone in texts.
2.4 Evaluate assumptions, biases, value judgments, and worldviews of both the reader and
the author.
2.5 Evaluate arguments by judging sources, evidence, and logic.
3.Compose well-structured essays and written responses to texts.
3.1 Determine suitable audience, purpose, voice, and rhetorical mode.
3.2 Organize ideas in preparation for writing.
3.3 Develop and support an original thesis.
3.4 Edit and revise documents to communicate clearly and effectively.
Evaluation Criteria/Policies:
Students will demonstrate proficiency on all Core Course Performance Objectives at least to the
75 percent level to successfully complete the course. The grade will be determined using the
College Grading System:
92 100=
83 91 =
75 82 =
0 74 =

A
B
C
F

Students should refer to the Student Handbook for information on Academic Standing Policy,
Academic Honesty Policy, Student Rights and Responsibilities, and other policies relevant to
their academic progress.
Core Curriculum Competencies: (The competencies every graduate will develop)
1. Communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
2. Demonstrate effective problem solving and reasoning skills.
3. Work effectively in groups of people from diverse backgrounds.
4. Demonstrate ethical and professional understanding and conduct.
5. Apply appropriate information literacy skills to locate, evaluate, and use information
effectively.
6. Use computer technology appropriate to the field.
7. Use scientific and mathematical reasoning appropriate to the technology.